
Power Athlete Radio
Welcome to Power Athlete Radio. A podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day.
Join former NFL pro and Power Athlete Founder John Welbourn as he dissects the greatest minds in strength & conditioning and more. Joining him is everyone’s favorite coach and hair model Chris a.k.a. “Tex” McQuilkin, Power Athlete’s Director of Performance.
So whether your goal is to Be The Hammer, Destroy Mediocrity or simply Move The Dirt, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dec 31, 2022 • 1h 27min
Ep 676: Rudy Reyes, Mental Stress & Mindset
Move the dirt with Rudy Reyes as he helps you grab the shovel to dig deep when you experience setbacks. This episode will teach you mental toughness taking your darkest moments and utilizing them to overcome self imposed limitations.
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Dec 27, 2022 • 1h 10min
Ep 675: New Year, New Welbourn Wisdom
The Crew wishes you all a Happy New Year with a swift kick in the arse kicking off a 10 part series to help you move the dirt this upcoming year. John and Tex sit down to add to the big guy's long list of lessons learned. Things get a bit philosophical, sentimental, and straight up as Welbourn breaks ground on our Move the Dirt series!
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Dec 23, 2022 • 1h 38min
Ep 674: Secrets of the Universe w/ Dr Tara Swart
Discover the magic and science of the brain, our most adaptable resource. According to Dr Tara Swart, visualization is just one aspect of neuroplasticity. Combined with other techniques as described in her book, The Source, one can begin to create the world around them rather than merely respond to it. She takes John and Tex through the action board process and helps these two set their sights on the right tackling fuel to take on the new year. LISTEN NOW!
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Dec 20, 2022 • 59min
Ep 673: Wheelchair Rugby w/ James Simpson
Ex-soldier turned Wheelchair Rugby World Cup Champion for England, James Simpson, joins John and Tex to share his team's hard fought journey to the top of their sport. His leadership and focused training on Power Athlete's Grindstone program helped empower the performance of his squad on the pitch. Learn what it takes for a team to come together around a common goal and how all the hard work in training makes holding up a trophy that much sweeter.
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Dec 16, 2022 • 2h 20min
Ep 672: Eben Flow Tools to Change Your Life
This week's guest, Eben Britton, sits down with John and Tex to share the evolution of his journey in life that brought him to the physical battlegrounds of the NFL and onto a spirtiual space to connect with people.
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Dec 14, 2022 • 1h 39min
Ep 671: 2022 Wrapped Best of PA Radio
The podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day has had a heroic year sitting down with athletes, coaches, scientists and legends that will never die. As you set your sights on big goals for 2023, we reflect on our top 10 episodes for a year that taught us how to Be The Hammer, Destroy Mediocrity and Move The Dirt like no other.
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Dec 9, 2022 • 1h 45min
Ep 670: Conjugate x Conditioning = Awesome
Tune in now to learn how you're working too hard in the gym and what you can subtract from your program to add major gains. The Crew connects with author and S&C veteran, Jason Brown, as they discuss enriching training delivered remotely and programming insanely effective programs to everyday athletes.
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Dec 6, 2022 • 44min
Ep 669: Earning the Power Athlete Metabolic Circuit
Understanding the Power Athlete Metabolic Circuit and how to apply it - Our Field Strong program is beginning the PAMC cycle and an eager HS Strength Coach wants to know how he can adjust this for his young athletes. The question is, how young is too young to use this style of training? John and Tex break down the Power Athlete Metabolic Circuit and how prudent it is to apply this circuit to high school athletes. LISTEN NOW!
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Dec 2, 2022 • 1h 47min
Ep 668: Hunting for Superior Performance
Training for the physicality required to bring your bounty home.
Serious athletes train with focus and intensity. Good hunters do the same. Joel Raether is a man who can help you win lax games AND score your next big buck. Tune in as he shares his knowledge of physiology which extends far beyond traditional S&C coaching.
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Nov 29, 2022 • 55min
Ep 667: Gridiron to Grindstone
Former Army and NFL Fullback, Collin Mooney, joins John and Tex to share his journey from the gridiron at West Point into an improbable run to the pros. Mooney continues to set his sights high in athletics and life, utilizing Grindstone's no-nonsense training to tackle new goals for fitness, family, and life.
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